A total of 8,716 indigent senior citizens in Pasay City will receive their social pension from the Department of Social Welfare and Development- National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR). According to Marilyn Penazo, officer- in-charge of the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), said 8,265 senior...
And yet this year, just as Hollywood is rooting for Asian representation and the Academy Awards is actively inviting Filipino filmmakers, the Film Academy of the Philippines did not send an entry The elusive gold statuette trophy of the Academy (Oscar) is still a dream for the Philippines. Never in...
Oscar best supporting actress Youn Yuh-jung of the movie “Minari” was bestowed South Korea’s highest Order of Cultural Merit by the government during the 2021 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency...
An Oscars statue is displayed on the red carpet area on the eve of the 92nd Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California in this file photo taken on Feb. 8, 2020. The Oscars have been postponed for a second consecutive year, and relaxed eligibility rules allowing films to skip...
(Clockwise from top left) Youn Yuh-jung at Incheon International Airport, at the Oscars, with Oscars best actress Frances McDormand, with 'Minari' cast and her Oscars tickets (Photos: screenshot from Newsen, Oscars.org, Hook Entertainment) Veteran Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung returned to South...
Youn Yuh-jung made history recently, becoming the first Korean actor ever to win an Academy Award. Among those happy for her win is actress Maui Taylor. Youn and Maui worked together prior in the 2012 thriller "The Taste of Money." Maui recalled Youn as "intimidating at first." Eventually...
Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety/REX/Shutterstock Being at 93, the Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, has definitely seen a lot—from racial discriminations to political assassinations and world wars. Now with the pandemic topping its list, it still remained true to its “the...
Youn Yuh-jung (left) at the Academy Awards’ engraving station and (right) Korean President Moon Jae-in (Photos: Twitter/The Academy and Cheong Wa Dae) South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and Korean stars congratulated Youn Yuh-jung for winning best supporting actress at the 93rd Academy...
What was intended to be a celebration of ‘movie love’ has become a caricature of diversity and inclusivity The Oscar statue from the 2018 Academy Awards. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP) The 93rd Academy Awards stands out among all the Oscars before it. To loosely borrow from a favorite phrase of Apple’s...
Here are the best-dressed stars at the 93rd Oscar Awards The Academy Awards, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, has just concluded the awards season. Hollywood’s biggest night has yet again highlighted the stars not only for their works on the big screen but as fashion figures...
Youn Yuh-jung Veteran Korean star Youn Yuh-jung made history by winning best supporting actress at the 93rd Academy Awards held Sunday (Monday in the Philippines) in Los Angeles. The 73-year-old star won the award for her role in “Minari,” becoming the first South Korean to get nominated for...
Hollywood, United States - The following is a list of the best picture Oscar winners from the last 20 years, ahead of Sunday's 93rd Academy Awards in Hollywood. This year, eight films are in contention for the top prize: "The Father," "Judas and the Black Messiah," "Mank," "Minari," "Nomadland,"...
